Author: Genna Rivieccio
Genna Rivieccio writes for myriad blogs, mainly this one, The Burning Bush, Missing A Dick, The Airship and Meditations on Misery.
A Walking Dildo in the Desert: Tove Lo’s “2 Die 4”
Unlike the overly sample-happy Beyoncé (who recently made that predilection more blatant than ever on Renaissance), Tove Lo has never actually taken the plunge on [Read More…]
“Your Pain Is Your Biggest Asset”: Not Okay Goes for the White Girl’s Jugular and the Here-to-Stay Trend of Pain Performed for Fame
Once upon a time, on a street corner in Bushwick (where, of course, the “protagonist” of Not Okay lives), there was a manicured (read: commissioned) [Read More…]
It’s Repurposing More Than Rebirth on Beyoncé’s Renaissance
Although it’s estimated that one in four cowboys were Black during the heyday of the Wild West that later became popularized by Hollywood through silver [Read More…]
Charli XCX’s “Hot Girl” As Regina George’s Thesis Statement
“White Capitalist Bitch” might be a more to-the-point name for Charli XCX’s new single, “Hot Girl” (not to be mistaken for her other temperature-as-aesthetic new [Read More…]
Draw Me Like One of Your French Girls in a Field of (Lovers’) Dreams: Post Malone and Doja Cat’s “I Like You (A Happier Song)”
As one would expect of someone with face tattoos, Post Malone is a fairly direct and straightforward sort of person. This, too, applies to his [Read More…]
The Gray Man Ticks Every Generic Spy Movie Box
Although Ryan Gosling’s intent these days might be to embody the phrase “basic as fuck”—based purely on portraying the ultimate Barbie accessory known as Ken—even [Read More…]
The Weeknd and Radiohead Are of the Belief That If It’s An Animated Music Video, It Ought to Be As Fucked Up As Possible
As The Weeknd seeks to expand the universe of Dawn FM into the animated realm, he picks up the expectedly surreal (especially for anyone who [Read More…]
The World’s A Little Scary: Billie Eilish Addresses Some Nope Issues on Guitar Songs
The collective consciousness tends to have the same epiphanies at the same time. That’s why, so often, one can notice trends and themes coinciding in [Read More…]
Nope: A Filmic Take on The Society of The Spectacle… and Jordan Peele’s Macabre “Love” Letter to Hollywood
As it’s widely known that Guy Debord already has the claim on the title The Society of the Spectacle, maybe Jordan Peele was feeling just [Read More…]
FKA Twigs Clearly Brushed Up on Her Herb Ritts Music Videos (And Then Added in a Sprinkle of Flashdance) for “Killer”
Back to giving us “normal-length” videos after her TikTok-length slew of Caprivids, FKA Twigs doesn’t disappoint with her return to the screen. This time, the [Read More…]
